Enayam Port

Tamil Research Institute
RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
Alternative
Area (Km2)
No. of
Households
Households/
Km2
1. Enayam Rural 6.2 384
Urban 0.33 1746
326
Total 6.54 2130
2. Colachel Rural area 5.79 719
Urban area 0.77 5427
827
3. Manavala
kurichi
Total 6.56 6146
Rural area 6.01 372
Urban area 0.58 2.36
Total 6.59 2908
441
4. Kanyakumari Rural area 3.84 322
Urban area 2.7 3942
652
Total 6.54 4264
Table 37 Estimated impact on households per alternative
4.3.5.3. Fishing activities
The port can impact directly on the fishing activity depleting fish landing areas, fishing ports, fishing jetties, etc.
The proposed port can have an impact on navigation for fishing activities since fishing boats may have to divert
or lengthen their route to the fishing banks because of the port. Also, altered currents or reflected waves may
endanger small ship manoeuvring near structures.
The creation of a port may cause changes in beach erosion with the deterioration of coast landing sections. The
loss of sections of the coast used by local community for fish and boat landing may cause a direct impact on
family incomes and livelihood.
Impacts can be summarized as: Effect on the existing fishing harbour and land fishing sections, deterioration of
fishing activities.
Figure 56. Mechanized boats in the Colachel fishing harbor and fishermen at Midalam beach
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